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🌐 Most impactful: China tightened rare earths exports while the U.S. moved toward new export controls on “critical software” and floated steep China tariffs—raising the stakes for global tech supply chains. heiseheiseTCBBC
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Crowd-solar platform Solarify passed 20 GWh of generated energy and set up for larger, more profitable PV projects, growing a decentralized model for financing solar in Switzerland. st
🇪🇺 Europe: The EU plans six new “AI factories” to give companies supercomputing access and boost the bloc’s AI competitiveness. heise
🇺🇸 America: Intel began mass production on its 18A process at Arizona’s Fab 52—a make‑or‑break step in its bid to regain process leadership and win foundry customers. heisenyt
🎨 Culture/design: Mastodon and the broader Fediverse received a Grimme Online Award—recognizing decentralized social platforms’ cultural and civic value, despite a controversy that overshadowed the gala. heise
🛰️ Dual‑use tech: A high‑speed “DART” drone successfully landed on a car moving at 110 km/h—showcasing precision autonomy with potential civilian logistics and defense applications. heise
🏛️ Policy impacting tech (🇪🇺): Most EU states back restricting social media for minors, and the Commission opened child‑protection probes into Apple, Google, YouTube and Snapchat—pushing platforms toward tighter safeguards. heiseheise
🌏 Asia (🇰🇷): South Korea flagged safety concerns with iPhone emergency location sharing—reporting limited data and longer transmission delays than Android—and sought Apple alignment to domestic standards. kh
🌍 Africa/economics (🇿🇦): The EU pledged €11.5bn in South Africa for clean energy and more, while a Remgro‑backed 25‑acre solar farm came online to deliver about 2 GWh annually—signaling a stronger private‑public push into renewables. TCzaTCza
🤖 AI: Enterprises ramped adoption—Google launched Gemini Enterprise to break AI silos and automate workflows, while industry deals (e.g., Zendesk AI agents; Deloitte and IBM with Anthropic) expanded corporate AI use. heiseTCTC
🌱 Sustainability: A study finds the EU is far off its 2030 EV‑charger goal—about 25% progress so far, requiring >500k new charge points per year vs. ~150k currently—to keep transport decarbonization on track. heise
🍽️ Food innovation: Swiss startup Yumame launched minimally processed, fermented plant‑based products (grains, legumes, vegetables, fungi) and raised growth capital to expand. st
🧬 Longevity/health: A gene‑edited pig liver functioned for 38 days in a living human—a milestone that shows promise and known hurdles for future xenotransplantation. heise
💰 Investment/fundraising: Berlin’s n8n raised $180m (valuation $2.5bn) with Nvidia joining—fueling its low‑code automation platform’s global scaling. heise
👩🔬 Remarkable individual: NASA’s Amit Kshatriya—a 20‑year agency veteran who helped lead the Moon‑to‑Mars program integration—was named associate administrator, reflecting his track record in complex human‑spaceflight systems. NASA
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